‘In the summer of 2015, I moved to Barcelona for about six months. I spent the first weeks wandering the streets, not sure what to shoot. And then I went into the cathedral one afternoon, and the combination of suddenly being out of the sun and in this unusual environment meant my senses were heightened: everything seemed more interesting’

‘In this grand cathedral space – beautiful and quiet – I was faced with people sat on smartphones bored out of their minds, seemingly unable to appreciate where they were. Within half an hour, I’d taken a whole bunch of images I liked …’

‘I spent three summers working on this project in Spain and Portugal. In the last year, I wanted to build more context around the tourists, focusing on souvenirs, food, suitcases, the whole tourist attire’

‘Food on its own doesn’t make an interesting shot: you need something else in there. I liked the juxtaposition of this produce with the sign. A big butcher guy was standing there – I had my camera, there was no mistaking what I was about to do – so I just took it without looking in the viewfinder, and got told off’

‘There were lots of other people around in this cafe, but shooting in a square format allowed me to home in on what was most interesting: the bird, the food and that bench. It became a much quieter, more concise image than the actual location’

‘I’d taken a number of pics of these seed packets, but they didn’t work until this old couple came along. They were seeds for plants that look like boobs or other things. And seeing this lady pointing, and the guy looking - it all came together’